The fruit.

And the flower in Kirstenbosh Botanical Garden.

Underneath, the leaves are red, if the plant gets plenty of light. Those are wild plants from Oribi Gorge.

Partly sun and total shadow.

Habitat in Oribi Gorge.

This member of the Periploceceae* family was given this name by Bollock in 1954. It's found in Southern Africa. Prefers a rich peat-soil, lots of water and sun in the growing season. As seen on the photo, the flowers are brown/white. It also possible to make cuttings. I found mine in the Botanical Garden, Copenhagen 2001.

This Genus has recently been under Asclepiadaceae , then classified under Periploceceae and now:

 *This family might been incorporated in the Apocynaceae family

Flower from Copenhagen Botanical Garden.

These are wild ones from Oribi Gorge.

This one is 30 centimetre in diameter!

A large one from Copenhagen Botanical Garden.
The caudex is 60-70 centimetres long, and 15 centimetres in diameter.